Check your printer’s guidelines to make sure you can use transparent paper before you print.

Choose an image that is large for better quality. The clarity of your image will be determined by how large the graphic file is, look for something at least 540X620.

Re-size the image to the desired size for your protractor. In general the straight edge of the protractor should be between 3 and 6 inches for best results.

Use a ruler to measure 8 ½ inches down the 11 inch side and make a mark at that point. Use the ruler to draw a straight line across the paper at the mark you made. Cut the paper on this line to end up with a piece of paper that is 8 ½ x 8 ½ inch square.

Align the edges of the paper exactly to make sure your fold is directly in the center of the paper. The accuracy of your angles depends on your folds being crisp and exact.

The corner will be approximately ⅔ of the way down the center crease you made when you folded the paper in half This will form a triangle on the paper that has a 30° angle, a 60° angle, and a 90° angle. You will fold the entire top edge of the paper down to create a new tip in the upper left hand of the paper.

You will end up with a second 30°,60°,90° triangle.

Tuck the corner under the second 30°, 60°, 90° triangle you folded.

There are two angles at the top of your protractor. The left side is a 15° angle, and the right side is a 30° angle. The left corner of your protractor has two angles. The angle on top is a 45° angle, and the angle on the bottom is a 30° angle. The right corner of your protractor is a 60° angle. The angle made on the right side of your protractor where a line goes through the protractor is a 90° angle. The bottom left corner contains a 45° angle on the right and a 30° angle on the left

Estimate the degrees of angles that fall between the measurements for your protractor. You can divide the angles further into smaller triangles by folding the triangles in half.

Determine the angle you are measuring by matching it to the angles on the paper protractor.

Make a mark in the exact center of your line at 2. 5 inches from the ends of the line.

Set your compass to create a circle with a diameter of 5 inches. Draw a half circle connecting the ends of your horizontal line or centered along the bottom edge of the paper.

A piece of origami paper makes a good square to use. You can cut a perfect square by folding the top edge of a piece of printer paper to align with a side edge. Draw a line across the bottom where the paper crosses and cut off the bottom section of the paper. Use the fully opened square to trace a 90º angle on your protractor. Place the bottom of the square along the bottom of the protractor. Align the edge of the square with the center of the line and trace along the edge of the square.

Fold a triangle with one edge from the upper left corner of the paper to the bottom center of the paper. This will create a 60º angle. Create the same fold from the right side to create a 120º angle. Mark these angles on your protractor. Make each fold on both sides of the triangle to create the complimentary angles for both sides of the protractor. Fold a new triangle with the inner edge of the triangle extended from the upper left corner down to the center of the paper. The corner of the triangle will be slightly to the right of the center of the paper and an imaginary line extends from the corner of the paper to the bottom center of the paper. This will create a 75º and 105º angle. Flip the folded paper over and place the edge of the paper on the 90 degree angle of your protractor. The edge of the triangle now marks a 15 and 165º angle

Cut a small “D” shape from the center of the protractor to see the lines of angles you would like to measure.

Place the vertex of the angle where you marked the center of the bottom of the protractor.